GIS Map

Driest Cities in Tennessee

The top 25 of 44 Tennessee cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Kingsport
45.0 in
2Greeneville
46.4 in
3Bristol
47.3 in
4Hendersonville
47.9 in
5Elizabethton
48.0 in
6Johnson City
48.0 in
7Morristown
48.1 in
8Sevierville
48.8 in
9La Vergne
50.7 in
10Maryville
51.9 in
11Nashville
53.2 in
12Dyersburg
53.3 in
13Clarksville
53.5 in
14Franklin
53.8 in
15Dickson
54.1 in
16Smyrna
54.2 in
17Brentwood
54.4 in
18McMinnville
54.4 in
19Lebanon
54.5 in
20Martin
54.7 in
21Memphis
54.9 in
22Mount Juliet
54.9 in
23Gallatin
55.0 in
24Paris
55.0 in
25Knoxville
55.8 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Tennessee”, https://gismap.land/rankings/tennessee/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.